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This should be interesting. They had to shut down TNT-HD or Uni-HD last year just to handle the games then, and now they're adding 1 more HD channel plus CBS is supposed to do at least 1 more HD game also. Wonder where the bandwidth will be coming from for this?

This should be interesting. They had to shut down TNT-HD or Uni-HD last year just to handle the games then, and now they're adding 1 more HD channel plus CBS is supposed to do at least 1 more HD game also. Wonder where the bandwidth will be coming from for this?

Certainly hope plenty of notice is given if/when Sunday ticket moves to the new satellites. Live in a multi-unit building now using the old dish and they've been slow to upgrade. That would be the tipping point for me keepin my mouth shut to this date.

They could even move some regular HD stations to the new sat for the sunday afternoon allowing old equip to get the sunday ticket.

Lets face it, there is more demand for sunday ticket than any other hd on sunday afternoon.

So you think it's OK to shut down MPEG2 channels like HBO-HD, Showtime-HD, etc. which I've paid for so that the NFL-ST folks can see their HD games? There was enough outcry when they did TNT-HD last year IMO the bitching would be even louder. Doesn matter what they shut down, people will be upset if channels that they're paying for are turned off so D* can show the NFL-ST HD games.

This should be interesting. They had to shut down TNT-HD or Uni-HD last year just to handle the games then, and now they're adding 1 more HD channel plus CBS is supposed to do at least 1 more HD game also. Wonder where the bandwidth will be coming from for this?

Maybe they will move the current hd channels to mpg4 on d10 and use that bandwith for it. Never know with them.

I definitely think it's OK to shut down channels YOU watch in order to allow me to watch football games in HD.

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Dan Sholtis
"The Raiders will be back. I have unshakable confidence, the will to win, and I just know that the fire that burns brightest in this building is the will to win. And we will win. We will win."---Al Davis. Rest In Peace, Al